Extending Telecommunications beyond the Market : Toward Universal Service in Competitive Environments

Competitive markets go a long way toward making telecommunications services available throughout the population. But governments often seek to extend access to services beyond what the private sector will provide on its own. To widen access, govern...

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Main Author:	Wellenius, Bjorn
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTING APPROPRIATIONS BIDDING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS STRATEGY CITIES COMMUNAL FACILITIES COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVE MARKETS DEBT DOI ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ELECTRONIC MAIL HUMAN RESOURCE INCOME INCOME SUPPORT INFORMATION PROCESSING INFORMATION SERVICES ISDN LEVIES LICENSES LOCAL BUSINESS MARKET TEST NETWORK DEVELOPMENT NETWORK EXTERNALITIES NETWORKS PARLIAMENT PHONE PROJECTS PHONE SHOPS PHONES PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC SECTOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION ROADS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SAL SOCIAL WELFARE TAX TAXATION TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TELECENTERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INVESTMENTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TELEPHONE LINES TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONE SHOPS TELEPHONES TELEVISION TEXT TRANSPARENCY TREASURY UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUNDS UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBJECTIVES UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATIONS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE DELIVERY COMPETITIVENESS ACCESSIBLE SERVICES USER PARTICIPATION EMERGING ECONOMIES BARRIERS TO ENTRY COST-EFFECTIVENESS PRICING INTERCONNECTION AFFORDABILITY SERVICE QUALITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/03/729344/extending-telecommunications-beyond-market-toward-universal-service-competitive-environments http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11439

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